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BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 53
Retention and management of vegetation
53 Retention and management of vegetation
(1) Before granting consent to development that would involve the removal of
vegetation, the consent authority must have regard to the following
priorities-- (a) retaining vegetation, in relation to location, species type
or physical characteristics, that does not pose a threat to life or property
in the event of bush fire,
(b) limiting impacts on threatened, endangered,
vulnerable or a locally significant plant species,
(c) retaining vegetation
within watercourses,
(d) retaining vegetation that stabilises soils or that
absorbs run-off from accumulation points on site,
(e) retaining vegetation
that contributes to wildlife corridors or is habitat for native fauna,
(f)
retaining vegetation that contributes to the streetscape character of the
locality.
(2) Consent shall not be granted to development of any land unless
the consent authority has considered the need to re-vegetate disturbed areas
on the land.
(3) Before granting consent to development, the consent
authority must take into account that vegetation retained on the site of
development is to be protected from activities that may reduce the safe useful
life expectancy (SULE) of that vegetation, including-- (a) severing of the
critical root zone or the woody/structural root system, as may be caused by
construction of a retaining wall, laying of foundations or similar, and
(b)
provision of hard or impervious surfaces, including driveways, that limit
areas of infiltration, and
(c) compaction of soil over critical root zones by
construction or use of heavy machinery, and
(d) an increase in water logging
arising from stormwater management or other alteration to the existing
drainage regime, and
(e) nutrient overloading arising from disturbance to the
drainage regime, and
(f) changes to the natural soil level.
(4) When
granting consent to development, the consent authority is to ensure that all
vegetation to be retained on the site will be protected during the
construction process by provision of temporary fencing or other barriers that
are located to prevent direct or indirect damage to the vegetation including--
(a) damage to the tree trunks, or
(b) destruction of understorey vegetation
by machinery, or
(c) compaction of soil over critical root zones for
vegetation, or
(d) alterations to the amount or quality of water directed
onto the vegetation, or
(e) stockpiling of materials over critical root
zones.
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